Re: animals

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> > > > > > > > > > > animals r just animals
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Define "animal"
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > lower life form
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > What would constitute an example of a *higher* life form?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > A human
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What is it about the definition of "animal" that excludes
> > > > > > humans?
> > > >
> > > > Animals utilize less degrees of entropic freedom than humans.
> > > > They are not "excluded", they are less efficient, therefore, less
> > > > preferred by nature.
> > >
> > > So humans are animals, rather than a form of life that is higher
> > > than animals?
> >
> > I just said that humans are HIGHER than OTHER animals.  We are the
> > highest LEVEL of animals on earth.
> 
> Okay, so you weren't strictly answering my question then. Let me explain
> ... Mark defined "animal" as lower life form. I asked what would
> constitute an example of a higher life form. You replied "A human". This
> makes humans distinct  from lower life form -- i.e. distinct from
> animal. I asked what it is about the definition of animal that excludes
> humans. You seemed to change your mind at this point and incorporate
> humans into the category "animal". This still leaves me with my question
> to Mark -- what would constitute an example of a higher life form than
> animals?


I see what you mean.  What I meant was that we are separated from other
animals by levels.  There is no known higher life form than the
human-animal, which does constitute a clear difference, just not the
kind that you were looking for.

I'm a little dense... What ARE you looking for???

> > I'm not here to play agenda-filled games, so don't start with me... or
> > I'll BitchSlap ya!... ;-)
 
> lol!

Are you saying that I shouldn't read-in eight paragraphs worth of
motivation behind one sentence?... ;)